Market places are definitely one of the most classical and well known examples of flexible use of space. Thanks to Flickr and YouTube we found out that flexibility in Thailand can take really extreme forms…
As you can see in the video it’s an unregulated situation you would hardly find in western countries. Of course this is not a serious recommendation for new forms of city planning! However, governments can learn from this style of bottom-up urbanism.
A traditional market located in Salatiga, Indonesia has reopened with new social and physical distancing measures in place, during a time of increased criticism for wet markets.
Rotterdam-based design office Shift imagines micromarkets on a hyperlocal scale as the solution to social distancing while grocery shopping.
These vendor stalls by an Italian architecture office in Korea provide a medium for craftspeople and designers to sell their work with minimal effort and little to no physical intervention required at the Bamdokkaebi night markets.
